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Be Exceptional: Master the Five Traits That Set Extraordinary People Apart

Joe Navarro · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

"Anyone pursuing success must read this book." - Chris Voss, author of Never Split the DifferenceA master class in leadership from the world's top body language expertFrom internationally bestselling author and retired FBI agent Joe Navarro, a groundbreaking look at the five...
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The Sack of Detroit: General Motors, Its Enemies, and the End of American Enterprise

Kenneth Whyte · Knopf
Format: Hardcover

In the 1950s, America enjoyed massive growth and affluence, and no companies contributed more to its success than automakers. They were the biggest and best businesses in the world, their leadership revered, their methods imitated, and their brands synonymous with the nation's aspirations....
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The Power of Giving Away Power: How the Best Leaders Learn to Let Go

Matthew Barzun · Optimism Press
Format: Hardcover

Why do some organizations grow and thrive with complexity, while others collapse under their own weight? The answer is simple, but transformative: When power is hoarded and lorded over others, it is finite. But when leaders allow power to flow among groups, it can grow indefinitely.While...
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Flamin' Hot: The Incredible True Story of One Man's Rise from Janitor to Top Executive

Richard Montanez · Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

Richard Montañez wasn't supposed to have big dreams. Born to migrant farm workers and mired in grinding generational poverty, he left school in the sixth grade, eventually taking a job mopping floors at Frito Lay's California factory to support his young wife and family. Everything...
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Change: How Organizations Achieve Hard-to-Imagine Results in Uncertain and Volatile Times

John P. Kotter · Wiley; 1st edition
Format: 1st Edition

Incremental improvement is no longer sufficient in helping organizations navigate the complexity, uncertainty and volatility of today's world. In Change: How Organizations Achieve Hard-to-Imagine Results in Uncertain and Volatile Times, authors John P. Kotter, Vanessa Akhtar, and Gaurav...
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Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life

Luke Burgis · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Gravity affects every aspect of our physical being, but there's a psychological force just as powerful -- yet almost nobody has heard of it. It's responsible for bringing groups of people together and pulling them apart, making certain goals attractive to some and not to others,...
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R.E.D. Marketing: The Three Ingredients of Leading Brands

Greg Creed · HarperCollins Leadership
Format: Hardcover

Create breakthrough marketing campaigns that achieve staggering consumer response rates by harnessing the power of R.E.D. Marketing: a transparent and flexible methodology from the CEO and CMO of marketing powerhouse Yum! Brands - Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut - with a genuine track record...
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How to Thrive in the Virtual Workplace: Simple and Effective Tips for Successful, Productive, and Empowered Remote Work

Robert Glazer · Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback

The remote work revolution has been rapidly accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizations as big as Twitter have learned their employees didn't need an office to get great results, and employees are using the flexibility of remote work to live where they want, ditch their commutes...
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Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success

Ron Friedman · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

For generations, we've been taught there are two ways to succeed - either from talent or practice. In Decoding Greatness, award-winning social psychologist Ron Friedman illuminates a powerful third path - one that has quietly launched icons in a wide range of fields, from artists, writers,...
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Anthro-Vision: A New Way to See in Business and Life

Gillian Tett · Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Amid severe digital disruption, economic upheaval, and political flux, how can we make sense of the world? Leaders today typically look for answers in economic models, Big Data, or artificial intelligence platforms. Gillian Tett points to anthropology - the study of human culture. Anthropologists...
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